WWE PPV Concepts- One year Later

[Legendary624]

Howdy fellas. While sitting on my couch playing the "game of drink" last night with a few of my buddies, we started discussing the new WWE PPV concepts that were instituted last September. Since Breaking Point is not being renewed, we have now gone through a complete rotation of the new WWE PPV schedule.

After looking back, which PPVs would you keep on the schedule?

Which ones would you dump?

If you could change or tweak an idea or concept, what would you do?

[Xero]

To make it easier for everyone, I'm going to list the 2010 PPVs in order.

Royal Rumble
Elimination Chamber
WrestleMania
Extreme Rules
Over the Limit
Fatal Four Way
Money in the Bank
SummerSlam
Night of Champions
Hell in a Cell
Bragging Rights
Survivor Series
TLC

[Schlomey]

elimination chamber - love the concept and the matches. not as brutal as they used to be but they have made up for that with twists.


Hell In A Cell - Not a good concept with zero blood allowed. I thought this PPV was very weak. Blood isn't mandatory in wrestling but having HIAC matches with zero causalities was weaksauce in comparison to what we have grown to be accustomed to.


Breaking Point - I was a fan of the concept not so much on the execution. I say give this one another chance but re tool it.

Bragging Rights - One of the best PPV's of the entire year. I loved the title matches and the whole Bragging Rights concept...plus the arena set up was very well done.


Extreme Rules - Similar to HIAC - I actually paid for this one and was so miserably let down with everything I probably won't ever pay for another one again.


Over The Limit - Had no gimmick and everyone was confused ...the ppv was fucking awful too.

TLC - One of the better ones I say keep it and grow it. I also dug the set.

Fatal 4 Way - Meh the concept is boring and kinda overdone the last decade anyways. I guess its ok.

Night of Champions is a great concept but hardly every pulled off right. Keep it and re tool it to not suck.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Fan of Elimination Chamber and Night of Champions. Money in the Bank could stay. Bragging Rights could be ok but I dunno. Hell in a Cell and TLC should go. Extreme Rules whatever.

[Schlomey]

forgot MITB - Yeah keep it. Granted I love the yearly MITB at Mania at least its a gimmick that provided 2 good matches.

[Xero]

My opinions:

Royal Rumble - Absolutely keep. Don't think I need to explain it.

Elimination Chamber - I like the concept, but I don't like it between the Rumble and Mania. Move it later in the year, maybe after
SummerSlam when there's down time.

WrestleMania - Same as the Rumble.

Extreme Rules - It's an okay gimmick. I say keep it.

Over the Limit - What the fuck is this? Bring back Backlash and use it as the fallout from Mania.

Fatal Four Way - Has to go. Stupid concept.

Money in the Bank - I actually like it as its own PPV. The best of the new gimmick PPVs along with Chamber. I say keep it.

SummerSlam - It's the WrestleMania of the Summer. Same as the Rumble.

Night of Champions - It's a good gimmick but it hurts non-championship feuds. I say keep it.

Hell in a Cell - At this point you may as well keep it as long as the Cell is not used anywhere else.

Bragging Rights - It's Survivor Series rebranded. Get rid of it.

Survivor Series - Use it as the Bragging Rights concept or War Games. Needs a retooling but I say keep it.

TLC - Has to go. It makes the MITB PPV redundant in my opinion.

So yeah, in the end, it works out okay. I don't like how you can predict where feuds will come to a head (Cell especially) but as long as the gimmicks are locked down to that PPV I'm fine with the majority.

[Savio]

I hate how Elimination Chamber is in between the rumble and mania.....with that being said they should drop mania. :shifty:

[Xero]

The February PPV should be the only non-gimmick PPV of the year to keep it flexible for the feuds going into Mania. It forces 10 main eventers into the title picture and out of possible proper singles feuds leading into Mania.

[Savio]

There should be no gimmick PPVs to keep it flexible for the feuds going on.

[Xero]

Well, yeah, but the fact of the matter is that they feel they need gimmick PPVs to boost PPV sales (which is flawed logic obviously). And if they're going to do them, they may as well do good concepts.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Yeah Elimination Chamber should be the December PPV. It's the easiest way to shake up the main event title scene so it's best suited at the end of the year when the bookers start to check out.

[Savio]

I am waiting for "WWE Kiss-My-ass-match"

[Xero]

Yeah Elimination Chamber should be the December PPV. It's the easiest way to shake up the main event title scene so it's best suited at the end of the year when the bookers start to check out.

Completely agreed. It lets them hit the ground running into the Rumble and the Road to Mania with little effort.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Plus how easy is it to book a "Hey I almost won the title at the Chamber, so now I'm gonna win the Rumble" storyline? Really easy, folks.

[CSL]

Almost as easy as it is to book a 'Hey I almost won the Rumble so now I'm gonna win the Chamber' storyline ;)

Only with more time.

[Xero]

If it were up to me, honestly, I'd only do six to eight PPVs a year, with specials like Saturday Night's Main Event and Night of Champions between.

Here's how I'd set that up...

January - Royal Rumble
February - Fully Loaded - Random non-themed PPV
March - SNME
April (or very late March) - WrestleMania
May - Backlash - Fallout from Mania
June - King of the Ring USA Special - Winner gets a shot at their brand's champion at SummerSlam.
July - Money in the Bank
August - SummerSlam
September - Night of Champions USA Special - RAW only
October - Survivor Series - Bragging Rights concept with an established name
November - Night of Champions USA Special - SD only
December - Elimination Chamber

Yes, I moved Survivor Series to October. I did that because I needed something to break up the huge PPV chain that would go from November to May.

But I think this would bring WWE a lot more buys (since there are less shows to buy), keep things unpredictable and make the PPVs more special.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Almost as easy as it is to book a 'Hey I almost won the Rumble so now I'm gonna win the Chamber' storyline ;)

Only with more time.


BUT, you have the 8 or so Chamber losers all as viable candidates to win the Rumble.

[Savio]

I would switch Xeros December with November and Make there only be one money in the bank ladder match between both brands.

[Xero]

I would switch Xeros December with November and Make there only be one money in the bank ladder match between both brands.

Actually yeah, that does make more sense especially with the huge holiday downtime.

And really, you could combine the Night of Champions into one show and add another SNME there, probably as the December show. Though I do like the concept of two brand-only big shows on the yearly schedule.

[Legendary624]

Apologies for not listing...anyways...my take:

Rumble- No explanation necessary. It feels fresh every year and helps to showcase the majority of the WWE talent. Keeper.

Elimination Chamber- While the chamber matches have been dumbed down due to being "TV PG", the matches usually provide a lot of surprises and completely reshuffles rivalries in time for Wrestlemania. I enjoy this concept mostly due to the surprises that the WWE has pulled out.

Mania- (leave this section blank)

Extreme Rules- Like the Elimination Chamber PPV, Extreme Rules has been dumbed down a bit. While the PPV did disappoint on many levels, I like moving the PPV to the post mania show. Feuds can be ended (HHH vs. Sheamus) or extended (Cena vs. Batista) depending on how "EXTREME" things get. Once WWE punts away the TV PG era, this PPV should be ok in my book.

Fatal Four Way- This did nothing for me. It sounded like a mess before the event, and looked even worse after. Dump it and bring back a classic name (see WWE Over The Limit)

Over the Limit- Not really too much to say about this one. There is no gimmick. And actually I really saw no point in changing the name in the first place. I would have been fine with just sticking with Judgment Day...or the Bash.....or Backlash. Whatever.

Money in the Bank- the Wrestlemania MITB match needed something to change. The match was getting too big for its own good. With the new concept, it gives 16 separate wrestlers the opportunity to shine on PPV. While this might mean that a few superstars might miss out on a Wrestlemania pay check, I feel this is a better way to showcase WWE's new up and coming talent. The PPV delivered in every way for me and I wouldn't change a thing (except for dumping a Divas match or two).

Summerslam- see Wrestlemania or Royal Rumble.

Night of Champions- I like the concept but it sometimes feels frustrating that they must fit all of the titles onto one PPV. Rivalries are usually slammed together all too quickly and get higher billing than rivalries that aren't related to a championship. Despite my little complaint, this concept should remain the same.

Hell in a Cell- Garbage. Not only the booking but the concept as a whole. Not only does it diminish the importance of the "most feared structure" in the WWE, but it cancels out the surprise factor of seeing this match show up at another big event.

Bragging Rights- While I like the idea in theory, having this PPV coming so close to Survivor Series seems semi redundant. Combine the two into one big Raw/Smackdown mega show where you could expand upon the Survivor Series/War Games concepts.

TLC- see WWE Hell in a Cell. Also, we now have 2 PPV's being based around Ladders. Dump this PPV so we can see multiple TLC matches throughout the year at different events. Bring back Starrcade/Armageddon or some other classic PPV name to round out the year.

[rated rjo]

Elimination Chamber - Agree with moving it around, but love it as a concept PPV

MITB - I like PPV surrounding the gimmick idea. One of my favorite new matches.

Fatal Four way - Used too often to be an interesting gimmick PPV

HIAC - What can I say about this that hasn't been said before already. Poor execution in the PG era.

Breaking Point - Just a flawed concept because everyone doesn't use submission moves.

Night of Champions - Cool name, nothing special ditch it.

[dhellova guy]

I can't say i'm a big fan of these gimmicked PPV's, but i'd probably keep Eimination Chamber and Money in the Bank. I don't mind the chamber being between the Rumble and Wrestlemania, but MITB could be later. And if they insist on gimmicked PPV's, i'd love to see Wargames come back. I'd like to see this whole Cena vs the Nexus fued end in a Wargames match actually.

[Kane Knight]

Borrowing someone else's list. If it's incomplete, I apologise, but PPVs are nto itneresting enough for me to pay full attention to. Leaving out the Rumble and Mania because they don't need performance reviews.

Elimination Chamber- EC, like many of the specialty PPVs make less sense in the WWE 4Kids era. This can still work, and I like the idea of it, but I' m torn on whether or not it should have a PPV dedicated to it.

Extreme Rules- Should go. There's no point unless WWE's actually going to get extreme. You can have family friendly programming, or extreme programming. Not both.

Fatal Four Way- One of the worst concepts. I like FFW matches, but they don't need a PPV to promote them, and a PPV doesn't benefit from the name.

Over the Limit- What was the theme here?

Money in the Bank- Three MitB shots a year. I think it's a bit of an overuse, but it seems to work.

Summerslam- Staple.

Night of Champions- Meh. A cohesive theme, but it shoehorns feuds.

Hell in a Cell- HIAC is best when left for special occasions. Why have a yearly PPV themed after a vicious structure that shortens careers?

Bragging Rights- Moved away from Summerslam, I think this is awesome. One of the better themes, though it can hurt feuds.

TLC- Somewhere between Extreme Rules and HIAC for me. On the one hand, TLC matches aren't as sacrosanct as the HIAC structure, but on the other, it's still more of the same "extreme" material, which doesn't jive. And I'd rather hear someone in a bitter feud cry out "Tables...Ladders...And Chairs..." Than a PPV directed to it.

In fact, most match concepts work better that way, but some are easier to handle than others.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Over the Limit wasn't a gimmick just a rename. A very bad rename because of its closeness to Over the Edge in both name and date of the ppv.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

If it were up to me, honestly, I'd only do six to eight PPVs a year, with specials like Saturday Night's Main Event and Night of Champions between.

Here's how I'd set that up...

January - Royal Rumble
February - Fully Loaded - Random non-themed PPV
March - SNME
April (or very late March) - WrestleMania
May - Backlash - Fallout from Mania
June - King of the Ring USA Special - Winner gets a shot at their brand's champion at SummerSlam.
July - Money in the Bank
August - SummerSlam
September - Night of Champions USA Special - RAW only
October - Survivor Series - Bragging Rights concept with an established name
November - Night of Champions USA Special - SD only
December - Elimination Chamber

Yes, I moved Survivor Series to October. I did that because I needed something to break up the huge PPV chain that would go from November to May.

But I think this would bring WWE a lot more buys (since there are less shows to buy), keep things unpredictable and make the PPVs more special.

Survivor Series will be a Thanksgiving Day (Canada) Tradition!

[Mooияakeя™]

WAR GAMES.

If they don't bring this at some point in. Fuck me, Vince needs a bullet in the bollock.

[Swiss Ultimate]

Get rid of Lockdown!

[Emperor Smeat]

Seeing as King of the Ring probably is never coming back as a yearly PPV, it would be nice if it somehow got incorporated with the Night of Champions. The winner or match would qualify as a "championship" match since the winner would become the new King for the year.